Troops of 152 Battalion have crushed several Boko haram terrorists during a fierce battle in Bula, Yobe state, and Banki in Borno state. The battle ensued at about 7pm on Monday when the terrorists attempted […]
At least 20 people have reportedly died in the early hours of Thursday after a renewed clash between Igburra and Bassa Kwomu communities in the eastern senatorial district of Kogi state. Already, the Police Public […]
A research on bees waggle dance in Science Advances by biologists at the University of Lausanne in Switzerland and at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz in Germany has found that some dancing bees are losing their groove, and when they do, […]
The Federal Government of Nigeria has commissioned and completed the gully erosion that has led to loss of lives and properties in Ekulu and PRODA communities of Enugu state. The project is meant to arrest […]
The Federal Polytechnic Ukana, Akwa Ibom state, is set to establish an entrepreneurship centre for youth development. The centre would train youth on specialised trades and crafts as part of the polytechnic’s contribution to youth […]
Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun state has warned community leaders against involvement in land grabbing as anyone caught would be made to face the wrath of law. Amosun gave the warning last Thursday during the […]
Governor Abubakar Bagudu of Kebbi state has pledged to tackle infrastructural challenges across all communities in the state. Bagudu gave the assurance last Thursday when he inaugurated Koko township roads and electrification project for Rafin […]
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday in Abuja hailed Sweden for its humanitarian assistance to victims of insurgency in the country. Speaking during a farewell visit to the State House by the outgoing Swedish Ambassador to […]
Yobe state government has flagged off the distribution of food and non-food relief materials to returnees in 17 local government councils of the state, nine Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) groups, Orphans and disabled persons in […]
Remains of many of the about 50 officers killed in an ambush by armed bandits in Zamfara on November 29 are yet to be retrieved four days after the incident. The Force Headquarters has declined to provide […]
Farmers in Gombe state have in the past few weeks been keeping vigil in their farms because of rumours of herdsmen attacks. Farmers especially in Kupto and Lalopido farmers, who majorly are women, were informed […]
In a bid to promote best practice and support women entrepreneurs globally to drive change, economic expansion, and advance communities around Africa, Access Bank Plc through the W Initiative has further deepened its relationship with […]
Liberia’s National Housing Authourity (NHA) is set to construct 50000 affordable housing units by signing a Memorandum with the GELPAZ Liberia. According to the Deputy Managing Director for Technical Services at the NHA, Hon. Isaac […]
The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr. Maikanti Baru, has felicitated with petroleum products consumers across the country on the occasion of the 58th Independence Anniversary of Nigeria. Dr. Baru, […]
Over the years, Nigeria has had confrontations and assaults of Boko Haram in which hundreds of people were killed and others displaced without means of livelihood. Thus, they become refugees living with the status of […]
The Theatre Commander of the counter-insurgency operation in North-east, Maj. -Gen Nicholas Rogers, has said the military is aware that some local community leaders in Borno have communication contacts with the outlawed Boko Haram group. […]
The Development Exchange Centre (DEC) said it has assisted over 165, 000 women in different parts of the country with microcredit facility last year. Executive Director of the NGO, Mrs Titi Yakubu, disclosed this […]
Health Communication Capacity Collaborative (HC3), a non- governmental organization (NGO) has called on religious leaders to promote Child Birth Spacing (CBS) in their communities. The Bauchi state Coordinator, HC3 Nigeria, Mr Inuwa Usman, made […]
Barely 24 hours after the management of Port Harcourt electricity Distribution Company claimed that the reason behind the over three months power outage in Bayelsa State was due to the N320million debt owed by agencies […]
Damaturu Geidam local government council in Yobe state in collaboration with North-east Regional Initiative NERI has organised a three-day capacity building training on micro-business skills for 100 school drop-outs of Ashekri, Bololo and Filtu communities […]
The much publicized maiden Governor Dickson Unity Cup, tagged ‘The Ogbia Challenge’, will kick off today in Bayelsa state. No fewer than 32 communities in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State are expected to […]
Defeating the insurgency and rebuilding of the North-east were major promises made by President Muhammadu Buhari at the time he took over the mantle of leadership in 2015. This of course came against the backdrop […]
Damaturu In order to provide social amenities to communities abandoned during the insurgency and the subsequent destruction of electricity poles by windstorms, the Yobe State Electrification Board (REB) has embarked on reconstruction and replacement of […]
Damaturu As peace gradually returns to Yobe, one of the states worst-hit by the Boko-Haram insurgency, a non-governmental organisation, African Youth for Peace Development and Empowerment Foundation (AFRYDEV), with support from North-east Regional Initiative (NERI) […]
Abuja A federal lawmaker representing Nasarawa/Toto at the House of Representatives, Hon. Mohammed Ja’afaru Ibrahim, has donated materials worth over N3million to persons displaced by recent crisis between herders and farmers in Benue state. The […]
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